Alleged Armitage Leak is Biggest Irony of Plamegate

Staff / Truthdig Aug 28, 2006 The first person to tell reporters that Valerie Plame worked for the CIA was not, apparently, someone in Dick Cheney's circle out to smear Plame as a way of getting back at her husband, who had criticized the administration. Rather, it was then-Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage, who didn't have an ax to grind, who didn't know Plame was an undercover operative, and who was apparently just passing on gossip, according to a new book. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Stewart Rips Sean Hannity and Robert Novak

Staff / Truthdig Jul 14, 2006 "The Daily Show" host pointed out the hypocrisy in Sean Hannity's double standard on the ethics of leaking classified information, and slammed Robert Novak for making light of destroying CIA agent Valerie Plame's career. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Outed CIA Agent Valerie Plame Sues Cheney, Rove

Staff / Truthdig Jul 14, 2006 From the AP: The CIA officer whose identity was leaked to reporters sued Vice President Dick Cheney, his former top aide and presidential advisor Karl Rove on Thursday, accusing them and other White House officials of conspiring to destroy her career. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Novak Names Sources in CIA Leak Case

Staff / Truthdig Jul 12, 2006 Columnist Robert Novak revealed for the first time, in a column to be released Wednesday, that both Karl Rove and former CIA spokesman Bill Harlow had confirmed Valerie Plame's status as a CIA agent He said that this occurred only after another administration official first supplied him with the info This is not a huge deal, relatively speaking, but certainly of interest to Plamegate junkies . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

National Journal: Bush ‘Directed’ Cheney to Discredit Joe Wilson

Staff / Truthdig Jul 4, 2006 The president told federal investigators that he ordered Vice President Cheney to personally lead an effort to counter the allegations made by former Ambassador Joe Wilson that the White House had misrepresented intelligence to make the case to go to war with Iraq, according to people familiar with Bush's statement, as quoted by Murray Waas of the National Journal. If this story is correct, this not only links Bush with the CIA leak case, it puts him squarely at its helm. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Rove Won’t Be Charged in Leak Case

Staff / Truthdig Jun 14, 2006 That's the word from special prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald and Rove's lawyer. This comes after months of behind-the-scenes negotiations between the two sides. Bush called Fitzgerald's conduct throughout the proceeding "dignified." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

What Ashcroft Knew and When He Knew it

Staff / Truthdig Jun 9, 2006 Murray Waas at the National Journal has another sizzling scoop: Then-Atty Gen John Ashcroft continued to oversee the Valerie Plame-CIA leak probe long after he learned that top White House officials were suspected of involvement (He didn't recuse himself from the investigation for two months) . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Report: Feds Suspect Novak Promised to Cover Up for Rove

Staff / Truthdig May 26, 2006 Muckraking journalist extraordinaire Murray Waas reports that investigators suspect that columnist Robert Novak called Karl Rove to concoct a cover story that would protect Rove in the Valerie Plame leak investigation. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Cheney’s Notes May Reignite Leak Firestorm

Staff / Truthdig May 14, 2006 Special Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald has disclosed handwritten notes by the vice president that ask whether former Ambassador Joe Wilson was sent to Niger on a "junket" by his wife. The notes appear on a copy of Wilson's N.Y. Times Op-Ed piece that kicked off the controversy. (via Huff Po) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Report: Plame Was Working on Iran When Outed

Staff / Truthdig May 2, 2006 Remember Valerie Plame Wilson? Well, she was apparently working on Iran when she was outed as a CIA agent by Robert Novak, and the outing allegedly damaged America's ability to track Iran's nuclear ambitions. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Report: Cheney Authorized Libby to Leak CIA Report

Staff / Truthdig Apr 15, 2006 We know: "Duh!" right? Well, here's what's new: The author of this article, using newly surfaced Libby testimony, all but accuses Cheney of outing Valerie Plame as a CIA agent--which has been widely suspected but never confirmed. The National Journal's Murray Waas (the country's leading news-breaker on this story) has the scoop. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Cheney’s Coup

Staff / Truthdig Feb 24, 2006 A little-noticed three-year-old executive order vastly expanded the powers of the vice president and illuminates how Cheney and his minions led us into war. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )